Playlist from April 19th

Count Basie - Splanky
Bob Erlendson - Kay-Yea-Ate
Carlo De Rosa - Headbanger's Bawl
Wayne Goins - Choppin' Wood
Jazz Pistols - Superstring
Robert Hurst - Forty Four
Alex Pangman - A Hundred Years From Today
Jonathan Kreisberg - Twenty One
Michelle Gregoire - Diversity

What You Heard on the 12th!

Count Basie - Splanky
Joe Lovano - Powerhouse *
Michelle Gregoire - Dichotomy
Dave Brubeck - Pick Up Sticks *
Karl Schwonik - The Dean
Anat Cohen - Jitterbug Waltz *
Gary Burton - Anthem *
Ivan Lins - E De Deus *
Peter Hum - Take The High Road
* Booked to play the 2011 Detroit Jazz Fest

Don't Miss This!

The Detroit International Jazz Festival presents 2011 Artist in Residence Jeff "Tain" Watts with the WSU Big Band, Tuesday, April 12th at Cliff Bell's. The intimate surroundings at Cliff Bell's will provide the perfect setting for this session. Tickets are only $8 and the show is slated to start at 7 PM.

What's on This Weekend!

Baker's Keyboard Lounge
Friday - Al Mckenzie Trio featuring Penny Wells
Saturday - Johnny Trudell Quartet

Cliff Bell's
Friday and Saturday
Bill Heid Trio (pictured)

Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe
Wednesday thru Saturday
Bobby Lyle

Here's What You Heard on the 22nd

Count Basie - Splanky
Thad Jones - Blue Room
Kenny Burrell - Wavy Gravy
Hank Jones and Oliver Jones - Groove Merchant
Dave Young Quintet - Oscar Pettiford
Christopher Plock - I've Got The World on a String
The Andrew Scott Quartet - Salute to the Band Box
Brandi Disterheft - Sketches of Belief
Jazz Men of Detroit - Cotton Tail
Joe Coughlin - I Love Being Here With You

Now This is a Great Idea!

Five-time Grammy Award winning bassist Robert Hurst will make strings sing with Kresge Arts Fellow guitarist A. Spencer Barefield for two performances on Saturday, March 26 in a spacious French Eclectic style home built in 1928 in Detroit's historic Palmer Woods neighborhood.

The first, a free concert for invited children, including students from the Detroit Public Schools and Sphinx Prep Academy, will be held at 4 pm. The ticketed event, part of the Palmer Woods Music in Homes series, begins at 8 pm. Tickets for the evening concert — $35 each or groups of six or more for $30 each — include a reception with culinary delights and can be purchased online at palmerwoods.org or by calling 313-891-2514. The location of the home is provided to ticketholders.

What's Going On This Weekend!

Baker's Keyboard Lounge
Friday - Vincent Bowen Quartet
Saturday - First Flight

Cliff Bell's
Friday - Thaddeus Dixon Quartet
Saturday - From New York The Sheryl Bailey 3 (pictured)

Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe
Wednesday thru Saturday
Johnnie Bassett